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Dobber - Thanks Chris! Hope to see you back next year. For now, Sundays will bounce around between writers, including myself and Angus, but Ryan Ma will take a stab at a couple as well.
This week, I hope to relaunch the Dobber sites and introduce to you a new website. While that is being done, I am addressing some security issues (just some idiots planting harmless but annoying spam on some pages). I'll also be addressing recent issues that have come up with regards to accessing the site via mobile phone. For what I figure has been about 10 days now, some of you have been unable to access DobberHockey. For now, give DobberHockey.mobi a try.
Regardless if the Caps get eliminated, I'm adamant in my belief that Braden Holtby should battle Michal Neuvirth for the starting job next year. Goaltending is not the problem with this team – and Holtby is their best goaltender.
Alex Semin led the Caps with five shots, Thornton led the Bruins with five shots. Semin played 29 minutes, Thornton played eight.
A couple of quick thoughts on the games overall – I thought the Matt Carkner thing (clip added to bottom) spurred the Sens. Boyle punched Karlsson, so Carkner punched Boyle. I also thought the Shaw hit on Mike Smith rattled the goaltender enough to make a difference. Dirty plays that got the players into hot water – but won the game and in the case of Chicago may eventually win the series. This is looking as though teams need to do this… or have this done to them. Let's say Phoenix sends out a non-star to take liberties on Jonathan Toews and that non-star gets suspended – if Phoenix gets momentum back if Toews is put out of the lineup, it will have been worth it, no? My point – teams may be starting to think that way. Vigilante justice. Unless the league and the refs seize control back. Brandon Dubinsky was kicked out for being the third man in on that Boyle fight.
The Rangers could be in trouble is Ryan McDonagh is out. He blocked a wicked shot from the point off the inside of his ankle.
Carl Hagelin also hit Daniel Alfredsson with an oustretched elbow to the side of his head. Guaranteed suspension there, and Hagelin out of the lineup could mean Chris Kreider – in.
Alfredsson left the game. No word on the severity.
Jaroslav Halak also left the game with a lower body injury, and Brian Elliott came in and shut the door. I'd have to think that they ride Elliott until he falters, whether Halak is healthy or not.
Do yourself a favor, if you missed the Sharks/Blues game. Scroll through the scoring summary – penalty section. It'll take awhile. After the buzzer there were five misconduct penalties handed out. Fifteen players in that game had four minutes in penalties or more.
Yes, the theme of my little ramble today is – vigilante justice. Let's see if that continues throughout the first round. It hid some of the exciting things, such as all the OT games, or the Patrick Sharp tying goal with six seconds left, etc.
Antoine Vermette scored twice – but was a minus-3!
Youtube clips added to the bottom here.
A week from now, you'll be able to find me (although not if I can help it) near Pebble Beach on a weeklong working vacation. Ocean view. Room service. Can. Not. Wait.
But, this will be my last Ramblings here at DH... at least for awhile. The invite has been extended to return and chances are excellent that will happen in October for next season, unless the NHL and its players are incomprehensibly embroiled in a lockout/strike.
I actually could have stayed on now for the normal Sunday Ramblings schedule through next season, but if you know me then you know once the regular season is over those weekends sans work are like gold. Can't put a price on that.
The past six months or so have been quite a lot of fun here. I was fairly apprehensive about taking on Ramblings in the first place when Darryl made contact last fall - strictly due to concerns about fitting it in on top of the normal Saturday night gong show writing schedule - but he and everyone here at DH have been incredibly friendly and it turns out I actually CAN do 12 things at once.
Don't let my wife know. The summer chore schedule will be hell if she finds out.
The whole DH community, starting with Darryl (class act, intelligent businessman and a nice guy to boot) and flowing through the entire staff here and out to the readership, have helped to create a tremendously positive experience. That includes those of you from my following who have been closet DH patrons. I know who you are now. Cyber Scarlett Letter applied. ;)
But seriously, if I could leave you with one thought it'd be this:
Your backing makes a tangible difference in the lives of those of the few of us who are fortunate enough to do this sort of thing – and this alone - for a living. Truly.
If you enjoy my Sportsnet.ca blogs, be it Hockey Hearsay (every weekday, 12 months of the year) or the Live NHL Recaps (regular season)... or if you peruse ANY of the vast array of columns from the numerous authors here at DH... then support the content so it continues to stay around year after year.
For my subject matter, it's virtually 100 percent about the page views, whether via the web or smartphone. Positive comments under the blogs are always encouraged and Twitter followers serve a purpose too, but hits are the prime currency.
Read HH in the playoffs. And the summer. Visit often during the season.
Buy the guides when they come out here at DH. They're only a few bucks here and there and it's one way you can show your encouragement for the work that goes on at this site. Read the articles. Come back for fresh Ramblings updates. Hits are extremely important at DH as well, as with any internet-based content.
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Thank-you – sincerely – for your support of my work both here and at SN. It means a lot.
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Ross... FYI & FWIW, here's the deal so you and anyone else who was thinking the same thing knows:
Per my initial agreement with the site, last Sunday was going to be my finale Ramblings to coincide with the end of the regular season. I had planned to tack this "farewell" sentiment onto the end of that evening's work.
Sometime during the week before that finale Sunday, Darryl asked if I could do one extra week. With some of the things he alluded to off the top of his Ramblings today, he's been really busy of late and needed a little extra time so he and I could talk about our possibilities going forward.
I said sure, for him I'd be happy to do an extra week. Then, early this week, it turned out that he caught up with everything. We had a chance to map out what we might do together for the fall. He also said he'd be able to have this Sunday covered, so I didn't need to worry about it anymore.
So I made other plans. Then Thursday, he let me know it turned out he couldn't get coverage for today's Ramblings after all. I told him I knew at that point I wouldn't be watching any of Saturday's games (although I caught overtime of the BOS/WAS game, hence my tweet wondering why Caps players would be jumping into Nicklas Backstrom in the boards after he scoring the winner when the guy is coming off half-a-season of lost games from a concussion) and also wouldn't have time to write something... but said I could pen the farewell tidbit I had initially planned to do last weekend, if that would help.
Perfect, he said. Then people won't wonder where you went. He would then tack on some game notes on Sunday when he had a chance, but wouldn't have to worry about writing anything Saturday night. Win-win.
So... that's the scoop, as it unfolded. Hence the "improper ramblin'". I thought about mentioning the highlights of this when I wrote this Ramblings message out Friday in the first place, but didn't figure it was necessary. Apparently it was.
- Chris
Matt Carkner jumps Brian Boyle and gives him a message – "no punching Karlsson". Later in the clip, Dubinsky makes his entry into the Gatorade bucket toss contest:
Shaw hammering Mike Smith, who was down and out – but returned.
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Really enjoyed your writing.
You really sprayed to all fields... lots of coverage of lots of teams. Much appreciated.
Hope to see you back next season.
Curious to hear from those who have been watching the Dogs/Hawks series. Mike Smith has been initiating contact in both games, and flopping around like a salmon on a river bank any time anyone comes close to him. He's aggressively playing the puck, and roaming out of his crease trying to make 100+ foot passes.
Fine. But anybody watching games 1 and 2 could see that it was going to be impossible to avoid some controversy regarding contact with him. Then he draws the penalty on Toews early in game 2, and PHX scores. He takes the game up a notch in the aggressiveness area.
The league needs to punish head shots- the concussion conundrum is serious- but they also need to take a good hard look at placing fines and suspensions when video evidence shows that somebody is clearly feigning the seriousness of the results of a hit to try to gain a competitive advantage.
All this in the dust of the Weber situation Thursday...
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As for the Rangers/Sens thing.....well played by both sides. Carkner backed up his teammate, as did Dubinsky. Ya Boyle is like 6'6" 250lbs, but that wasn't a fight it was an attack where Carkner got 7 or 8 clean punches in to Boyle's 0. I'm sure Boyle got his hands up since he wasn't bloody or anything, but Dubinsky still has to support him there. The penalty he got was correct as he was the 3rd man in, but it was a penalty that any coach at any level of hockey would be ok with.
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Thanks for all your hard work! I look forward to reading your work in the future
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Create a thread when you write a new article somewhere and that will help you get hits. I know it would help me find your stuff.
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I get it. Carkner came over across the ice. I understand... yes. Yes, you said. He comes all the way across the ice to punch Boyle.
Holy crap. I'd shoot myself if I had to listen to this idiot for a season.
Dubinsky had to get in there to help Boyle!? I'm not looking it up, but isn't Boyle like 6'6"? I know he wasn't in a "fight", but he's a big boy and can take care of himself and by this point in his career knows that if he's going to take liberties on top line players that there is probably going to be a bell to answer.
"You have heard the tune... and now it is time to pay the piper."
And where's the outrage about a third liner taking liberties on who was arguably the best defenseman in the league this year?


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That was a moment for me because I used to be in that position. I would see a star and just beg for their autograph. And then for people to be asking me, I felt honored.
- Rihanna, on being mobbed by her fans.
Even if Rihanna seems to have a bit of a stutter (ella, ella, eh eh eh) who wouldn't want to stand with her under her umbrella? Rihanna brought a little Caribbean heat to the summer of 2005 with the smash hit "Pon de Replay." She instantly caught the attention of the likes of Jay-Z and Sean Paul, and in 2007, when she released her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, all signs indicated she would be a massive success. Her fourth studio album was released in November 2009, entitled Rated R, and her fifth, Loud, in November of 2010.
Her sixth album, Talk That Talk, came out in November of 2011 and contained the hit single "We Found Love", which sat on top the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks. She topped that list again with the lead single "Diamonds" off of her latest effort, Unapologetic.
Her sixth album, Talk That Talk, came out in November of 2011 and contained the hit single "We Found Love", which sat on top the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks. She topped that list again with the lead single "Diamonds" off of her latest effort, Unapologetic.
Despite her total lack of professional singing experience, Rihanna was snapped up by Def Jam and had a hit with her single "Pon de Replay" in 2005. She quickly followed this up with the release of her debut album, Music of the Sun. Rihanna wasted no time in putting out a second album, A Girl Like Me, the following year, and her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, took listeners by storm in 2007 with a slew of hit singles including "Umbrella" and "Don't Stop The Music." Since then she's released three more albums: Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), Unapologetic (2012) that have produced some of the world's best-selling singles of all time including "Only Girl In The World," "S&M," "We Found Love" and "Diamonds."
The world has taken notice of Rihanna's undeniable talent. In 2012, Forbes named her the fourth most powerful celebrity of the year and Time included her in their 100 Most Influential People list. In 2013, she received the first ever American Music "Icon" Award. Riri is so big, they created an award just to give to her!
Rihanna's instant success was the result of a lucky break, natural talent and hard work: the perfect mix of circumstances, blended together like a good callaloo (one of Rihanna's favorite Caribbean dishes).
Rihanna BiographyRobyn Rihanna Fenty was born in the parish of Saint Michael, Barbados, on February 20, 1988. Growing up, Rihanna led a relatively average and simple life on her island home. She attended Combermere, a kind of technical high school, and, despite having a natural singing talent, she didn't give much thought to performing -- aside from singing with her friends for fun.
At one point, though, Rihanna did enter a beauty and talent pageant at her school. Singing Mariah Carey's "Hero" as part of the talent component, Rihanna went on to win the competition. But that performance -- and singing in the shower or in front of the mirror -- was the extent of her musical experience before 2004.
def jam discovers rihannaDuring Christmas 2003, a series of chance events unfolded that would change Rihanna's life forever. A New York City record producer, Evan Rogers, was vacationing with his wife near Rihanna's home. A mutual friend introduced them, and after Rihanna belted out a few tunes for Rogers, he realized her potential and invited her to New York to record some demo songs. Rihanna jumped at the opportunity to sing professionally, and she took Rogers up on his offer the following spring.
It wasn't long before Rihanna was auditioning for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, head of Def Jam Recordings. Despite her nervousness, Rihanna wowed the Def Jam record execs and signed a deal before she walked out the door. Work immediately began on her singles, starting with "Pon de Replay," one of the punchy dance numbers that had first impressed Jay-Z.
rihanna releases pon de replayThe faith Def Jam placed in Rihanna's talent paid off when "Pon de Replay" became a summer smash in 2005. The song hit the third slot on the Billboard charts, and by late August, Rihanna released a second single, "If It's Lovin' That You Want," and her debut album Music of the Sun was out in stores.
The wave of popularity that stemmed from Rihanna's impressive debut carried her onto the small screen. She's been on Live with Regis and Kelly, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Today, and has performed at the 2005 Video Music Awards, World Music Awards and MTV Awards. She's also helped kick off sports events, from a performance alongside Kanye West at the start of the NFL season to a show for the start of the 2005 U.S. Lawn Tennis Open Championships.
rihanna has a hit single with sOSIn 2006, Rihanna released her second album, A Girl Like Me, which boasted the hit singles "SOS," "Unfaithful," "We Ride," and "Break It Off" featuring Sean Paul. All of the songs spent some time on the U.S. Billboard charts except "We Ride."
That same year, Rihanna recorded a song called "Winning Women" with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger for P&G's female deodorant Secret. She also made her acting debut with a role in Bring It On: All or Nothing, which was released on August 8, 2006. To top it off, Rihanna appeared on an episode of the long-running soap opera All My Children and the drama Las Vegas.
rihanna releases umbrella and don't stop the music2007 was another successful year for the budding talent. Rihanna released her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad. A number of hits also resulted from this album including "Umbrella," which featured Jay-Z. This song was the longest running No. 1 single since Wet Wet Wet's' single "Love Is All Around" back in 1994, and the longest running No. 1 by a female artist since Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You."
Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad also included the hits "Shut Up And Drive" and "Don't Stop The Music." At the 2007 American Music Awards Rihanna won for Favorite Female Artist in the Soul/Rhythm & Blues category.
rihanna is named no. 8 in 2008 & 2009 top 99Bursting onto the music scene with panache, Rihanna made a name for herself in the music world in a very short time. Her talent, along with her gorgeous face and figure, make it evident why she was voted No. 8 on AskMen.com's Top 99 of 2008. That same year, she also appeared on several episodes of Dancing with the Stars.
It seemed nothing could bring this shining star down, especially after maintaining her No. 8 position for our Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2009, but while Rihanna was scheduled to perform at the 2009 Grammy Awards show, an incident of physical abuse from then boyfriend Chris Brown kept the two from performing together on stage.
The police report detailing Brown's assault was ultimately released to the public, and it was brutal. The two split up and Chris Brown was persona non grata in the media for a while, but by 2012, he was back performing at the Grammy Awards.
Rihanna released her fourth studio album in November 2009, entitled Rated R, her fifth, Loud, a year later and her sixth album, Talk That Talk, was released in November 2011. In 2011, Rihanna also put out her first fragrance, Reb'l Fleur, and also entered the world of fashion with a line for Armani.
In February 2012, Rihanna collaborated with Chris Brown on the single "Turn Up The Music," and the two performed a duet as part of a remix of her single "Birthday Cake."
Rihanna's most recent release, Unapologetic, was released in November, 2012 and its lead single, "Diamonds," immediately shot to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100.
2012 was also the year that Rihanna has made the leap onto the screen, both large and small. She starred in Battleship, made an appearance in Katy Perry: Part of Me and has been the host of the UK's style show, Styled to Rock.

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Miriam Gutierrez is managing to keep her late grandfather's cement
contracting company from going under -- barely. She's just ahead of the
bills, and to add to her woes, her mother is pushing marriage at her and
her cousin's wedding is fast approaching. Miriam needs a date, if for no
reason than to get her mother out of her hair. It certainly won't be
anyone like Pete Crane, engineer on the latest project her crew is working
on. He's obviously one of those chauvinistic types, just the kind to rub
her the wrong way. But there must be some way to appease her mother.
Miriam impulsively offers a new acquaintance the use of her spare bedroom
in exchange for his escort services to the wedding. Since Curtis, her
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this seems like the perfect solution. Relieved, Miriam reluctantly agrees
to have dinner at her mother's, where Mama is promising she'll meet a nice
young man. Her brother's old college roommate, in fact. Miriam is
astonished when he turns out to be Peter Crane.
Okay, the likelihood of this happening in a city the size of Miami is a
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What follows is a lively, fast-paced story as Miriam struggles to balance
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trip. With all these factors working against them, it's an uphill battle
for their romance.
Both the lead characters are warm and realistic. I did wonder if the
author had done all of her homework regarding Miriam's occupation, though --
one initial scene has her slogging through wet cement and filling her
sneakers with it, which could very well lead to serious burns from the lye
in the cement. That made me pause. But it was no more than a moment's
worth, and Miriam's sassy determination left me smiling.
I wonder if Curtis just might show up in his own book, too.
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I have an original Tippmann Model 98, and I want to put a cyclone feeder on it. Will I need to tap a hole for the air or can I connect into the screw set already there? behind the screws on the frame are two red dots, what are these? Yes let me repeat, this is a Model 98 not a custom 98, I just need a little help installing it, if I knew more about how the inside works I might be able to figure it out on my own but I don't know able the Model 98. Please anyone with knowledge on putting a Cyclone feeder on a Model 98 let me know.
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Okay, here's the update sorry it took me so long to get back on. I got tired of waiting for a response and went ahead and found the solution. I saw that someone had posted exactly what my findings revealed, yes the power tube on the later 98 customs had a output valve that went through the body, I actually learned a great deal about the old model 98 by working on it. It's actually capable of doing almost the same as the newer customs but it takes some precision. I'm not worried about putting in the power tube as of yet. I did find one that matches the same screw set and the red buttons I mentioned turned out to be dried locktyte. I wasn't in a hurry about improving this gun because it wasn't for me, it's one of my sons but after I started working on it, I sure wish I would have bought one as well... The power of this gun is incredible... I detailed it inside and out with new guts and cleaned the chambers to a mirror finish... it's smoother than my A5(2011 model) But there is something that it can't perform at and that's distance... I'm going to put a flatline barrel on it to give the ball some lift. If I had a way of chroming the original barrel after grinding out a fraction of a millimeter from the barrel it would shoot straight and true as an arrow. The power is all there but the barrel is lacking. That's probably why they made the barrel longer in later versions. I'm going to see about getting it chromed to keep the ball tight and smooth, I tested this with my other son's 20" Alpha Black barrel and it's still lacking in distance but is accurate as I've seen thus far. I still have to replace the old powertube with a aftermarket antichop one, I believe this has alot to do with the distance fired. The hammer hits so smooth, gotta watch your thumb though, it about took it off the other day lol . As of right now I'm looking into turning it into a elec-trigger shot, I'll have to cut the handle to fit the arm and solenoid. But he's spending the money so I don't care. I'd like to get one of these babies to turn into a sniper rifle. Anyways thanks for the reply.
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I recently engaged in sexual activity with my ex-boyfriend, and it was the first time I got fingered. It hurt, but after a while I got used to it. I didn't bleed, but this morning when I went to the bathroom, I saw a great amount of blood. I don't know if it's from that, or if it's just my period that's here early. Does it sound normal? Please let me know because I'm freaking out.
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Can you really eat whatever you want on your free day and still get results?
if you do the book 100%, you will get 100% results. I took my free day during my first challenge, took a free "weekend" second challenge (bad mental challenge) and challenge three...taking a free MEAL.
If you really crave something, set it aside for your free day. You may find come that day, you have worked too hard to set yourself back.
Yes, you may eat what you want but this comes with a warning. 1st- you WILL feel guilty. 99% do. :)2nd- eating what you want and how much you want WILL effect your results
I have heard a couple of variations of the free day that might help you feel less guilty and won't hinder your results:
1- eat healthy throughout the day, but have one cheat meal2- eat what you want, but small serving sizes of it. I do this- make a list through out the week and then eat a few bites off the food list to satisfy my cravings. Your body is so used to eating small servings of healthy foods anyways, so anything more than a few bites will fill you up, and the super amount of carbs and sugar might actually make you sick.
Just remember- NEVER weigh yourself after the free day, drink lots of water after the free day, and most importantly, remember that a freed day is just that. A free DAY. Not more.
Good luck!!
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Thank you for your replies.. this is cool and encouraging! Stacy, your right I normally do feel guilty and I love the make a list during the week idea!
i guess i'm in the 1%! lol. i do NOT feel guilty after a free day. i find i really need that free day to make it through the other 6. it really does keep me from cheating when i know i can eat what i want later in the week. i also find that since i am following the meal plan the rest of the week, i don't feel badly about my free day. without the free day, i personally would probably not have had the results i have had!
My brother and I started bfl a few years back and i don't think he ever understood the point of a free day. We took our free day on Sunday. He would stay up on Saturday night till the clock hit midnight you would think every week was new year's eve at his house. That is how he started his free day and yes it ended at 11:59:59 on Sunday. We always fought about that. I stated i don't think that is what "Billy" meant when he said take a free day. I weigh myself every sunday morning before my free day begins on Monday morning i also weigh myself to see how crazy was my free day. One day i gained 8 pound. Next sunday i weigh myself and i had lost 2.2 I do enjoy my free days perhaps a lil too much.
You should eat your cravings on your free day so that you don't obsess about them. Once you obsess, you have a chance to lose control, so free days are important when you are first starting out.
On your free day, however, I think you should still keep portion control in mind. For me, I found out this comes easy, because I just can't eat as much as I think I can, even if I try. In my case, it seems I can't "binge" on my free day, because after a meal or two of unhealthy food, I can't take much more without feeling sick or full. There are always a couple things I want on my free day that I just don't get to that day, and I have to wait until the next free day to have, cause I can't jam it in there. It's been 3 weeks now and I still haven't gotten my frozen yogurt with M&M's lol, but I am looking forward to it on Sunday!
I'm on my week 7 and I'm seeing some results but nothing dramatic, I'm thinking my free days have something to do with it. Yup tend to go overboard on those free days trying to cram everything I'm wishing for in that day even if I'm not hungry. I feel sick and guilty afterwards! Going to try harder controlling my free days...:-(
Yeah, bottom line, you shouldn't eat when you're hungry. On your free days, it should be all you CARE to eat, not all you CAN eat... so go ahead and indulge in those things you've been thinking about, but moderation is still key even on the free day. I find myself so used to the 6 meals on Sunday even though its my free day, so I try to have a little of this and a little of that and if I don't finish it, well I don't finish it. Don't worry though, you are doing great, the back end should really produce some good results.
I learned that for me, I have to take free day in moderation. It all depends on your body and your goals. If I eat anything and everything that I want on free day I undo all of the work I put in during the week. My first BFL challenge ended with me not missing a single workout and watching my meals every day but free day and I lost 2 lbs. in total. Next challenged I took a free meal once a week and started to lose the weight.
Beer on free day????????????
If you knew me.....you'd know how important this question is. I'm the 6-pack a night guy from the book!!!
fesic01 I responded on the other thread about alcohol. I hope it helps.
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it did. posted this before i read your response.
I just started my challenge and after my first free day (in which I binge on bad foods the entire day) I could not go back on track, was horrible I am still struggling! I am a compulsive eater , this is why I started the program, I still would exercises but I would binge at le ast once a day and that was destroying me. Now, I am afraid to have a free day at all is like I cannot control after a little piece o chocolate or a piece of pizza. I dont know if I should try to stay away form the free day at least on the beggining.... Please help!!!! I need some opinions!!!
Thank you!! ;-)
Personally, I think some people limit themselves on free out of sheer guilt. Not once did I try to control my portions. I ate what I wanted when I wanted on free day. Here's an example of my free day( 14 weeks of them now):
Morning: Large double double from Tim Hortons, two bowls of alpha-bits cereal with 1% milk.
Lunch: Big mac, med fries, med diet coke, baked apple pie
Dinner: Small pepperoni cheese pizza, diet coke
Snack: Bag of whatever flavour of chips I feel like, more diet coke.
This is how I took my free days. Why? Because Bill, in his book said I can. Have a look at my before and after pictures.....I don't think it hindered me at all. Truth is, I kind of resent those who don't think people should take advantage of a free day. Free days should be encouraged as much as the BFL way the rest of the week. Regardless of what we have built with BFL, people still might enjoy going out for that 120z steak dinner with all the fixings and baked potato with cheese/sour cream and washing it down with a Bud. Let them, it's all a small part of the success of this program.
Just my $.02.
Also note, I was a junk food junkie before the program started, and at first I had cravings after my first couple of free days but now, none, nothing. I am glad for my free days and I am glad when they are done.
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I had an uncle who was a practical jokester too. My aunt absolutely HATED when he played them but he wouldn't stop. He used to crack himself up, winking at the kids as if they were in on the jokes.
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The hotel Pullman Cannes Mandelieu, located next to the Bay of Cannes, benefits from a beachfront location. With the recently renovated Pullman Royal Casino, this modern hotel provides entertainment and comfort to any seasoned traveller with 213 rooms.Terraces are also available with some overlooking the Lerin Islands and the Mediterranean Sea. For business travels, the Pullman hotel offers up to 1500 sqm of modular space for conventions. Amenities include a private beach, pool and tennis courts.
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Welcome to the new HunterHayes.com! This is the community page. You can upload your photos with Hunter, videos of Hunter, and eventually chat with other fans. Or you can leave comments on your friend's pics, and make your mark on everything on this site! We have a message board community coming soon too, so keep coming back!
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What can I say about this boy other than everything positive thing there is to say about this boy? He is such a sweetheart and genuinely grateful for everything. I cannot thank God enough for leading me to Hunter and I cannot thank Hunter enough for everything he has done for me.
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I am so excited for tomorrow! My friend Gabi and I are going to 98.7 Amp Radio's switch party for Hunter! We don't have tickets to the show at The Fox but atleast we get to see him! Beyond blessed to be able to see him and so grateful for winning! <3
I am sooooooooooooooooooo in love with Hunter Hayes that I have two binders that I use for school with pictures of him on them. I also, have a poster of him in a frame above my bed in my room. Also, I have one of his CD's and I got to see him at the Bloomburg's fair which was an early birthday present for me and it was a surprise to me too! I was soooooooooooooooooooooo happy and I just loved it soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I Don't Want Easy, I Want Crazy ~ Listening to my favorite song!!!!
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I was front row in the photo line to see hunter hayes at the CMA FEST back in june! I was also at his listening party for his new album and i was soooo close to him! I love him so much but who doesnt!
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Tomorrow is the day. I am surprising my daughter Megan with road trip to see Hunter., This will be the 4th time in the past year she will have seen Hunter. She has declared herself as his biggest fan. She has no clue and it is going to be fun waking her up tomorrow and telling her to grab a few things and get to the car. We will start the 3 hour drive to Sioux Falls. I wonder when she will figure it out? When she figures it out, I am sure everyone in the world will hear her scream. This is going to be fun! See you at the concert!
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I'm literally so excited. I have a countdown on my ohone and i check it hourly, even though the concert is December 4th. HUnter Hayes= QT(: His songs are great too! I love them. I have the VIP tickets but not the meet and greet ones :( They were all sold out! I will see you December 4th Hunter!
P.S. I just bought your whole album encore on iTunes!
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FIM set to clear Japanese GP
Motorcycling's world governing body, the FIM, expects the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi to go ahead as planned in October.
The FIM commissioned an independent report to investigate the "general situation" in Japan following the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency that stuck the country in March.
The report - which looked at radiation levels from a number of sources including air, environment and food - will be delivered later this week, but a preliminary overview delivered to the FIM claims that "the radiation risk during the race event is negligible".
In a statement, the FIM confirmed that "based on this information the FIM will announce later this week that, subject to there being no further serious incidents, the Grand Prix of Japan will take place on October 2 as planned".
The Motegi circuit is situated less than 100 miles from the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant, which suffered meltdowns and nuclear leaks in the wake of the devastating magnitude 9.0 quake and subsequent tsunami on March 11.
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo and current series leader Casey Stoner have already stated that they do not intend to take part in October's race, which has been rescheduled from its original date of April 24.


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Fall Programs
Loyola's Fall Programs will kick off with Welcome Week and will be spread throughout your college career. Here are a few that will occur throughout your first semester that you should get excited about.
1. Family Mass
All new students and families are invited to join the Loyola community in Madonna della Strada Chapel for this annual tradition of welcome and blessing for our new class of Loyola students.
Date: Thursday, August 21
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2. Parent Send-Off Picnic
All new students and their families are invited to an indoor picnic sponsored by Student Development.
Date: Thursday, August 21
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3. Weeks of Welcome
Welcome Week is your first opportunity to get acclimated to college by exploring opportunities to: build relationships, engage in social and academic programs, enhance your understanding of what makes the Loyola community unique, and quite simply just have fun. There will be a variety of events hosted throughout including the Student Organization Fair, Saturday of Service and the New Year's Festival.
Date: Wednesday, August 21 – Saturday, August 30
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4. Convocation
The First-Year Student Convocation is an annual tradition when all freshmen are officially inducted into their graduating class, and their academic careers officially begin at Loyola University Chicago. Convocation is a celebration of university life and the traditions of Loyola University Chicago. All freshman students attend this important event as part of Welcome Week celebrations. The Convocation address is the new student's first academic lecture; it is an introduction to the interplay between the mind and heart at Loyola. After the address, students are broken into to small groups and paired with a faculty member to discuss the first-year text.
Date: Friday, August 22
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5. Mass of the Holy Spirit
The Mass of the Holy Spirit is an opportunity for the entire University Community to gather in prayer at the beginning of the academic year. We offer thanks to God as well as our prayer for our world, our community and for the success of the coming academic year.
Date: Sunday, August 24
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6. Loyola 360° Retreat
Loyola 360° is a two day retreat open to all first year students interested in making the most of their Loyola experience by utilizing the social, academic, and spiritual resources on campus. Retreat participants will come to understand and appreciate the identity and mission of a Jesuit education through relationships with student leaders and professional staff. This retreat will provide space to make friendships, learn how to be involved in the Loyola community, and support the transition from high school to college. Through disconnecting from technology and the routine of the Lakeshore campus, students will have the chance to see the bigger picture, get perspective on their experiences, and discern potential opportunities still undiscovered at Loyola.
Dates: September 12-14, September 19-21 (Reserved for Honors), October 17-19, November 7-9, January 23-25, February 20-21
Cost: $50
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Every Tuesday and Friday, a group of First-Year Loyola students travels to St. Thomas of Canterbury Soup Kitchen to prepare, serve, and share a meal. Join us to go just a few stops south our weekly meeting spot with your U-Pass wearing appropriate clothing and close-toed shoes.
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Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner, both graduates from Wesleyan University, built the first free school for girls in Kibera, Africa's largest slum.
By Amber Payne
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When I first spoke to Kennedy Odede over the phone, I suggested we conduct his in-person interview at the place on his college campus most significant to him.
"How about Usdan Marketplace?" he asked, referring to one of the popular lunch spots at the Middletown, Conn., school.
I was a bit confused, and frankly, the aesthetics and the difficulties of getting quality audio in a cacophonous dining hall concerned me.
But Odede, 27, went on to explain. When he first arrived at Wesleyan University in fall of 2008, he would literally run to the dining hall because he wanted to get there before the food disappeared. He didn't realize that for the first time in his life, there would always be enough for him to eat.
Odede grew up in Kibera, a slum in Kenya where more than one million people live in an area the size of New York City's Central Park without sewage systems, roads, or access to basic health care and education.
And on Sunday, May 27th, he stood proudly before his graduating class with honors, and gave the commencement address. He became the first person from Africa's largest slum to graduate from an American University.
For the young man who had never seen a shower until he came to the U.S., it was a life-altering four years. Now, he is determined to use his education and his passion to change the lives of those in his hometown.
"I know millions of people who are struggling," he said. "It is not that they are lazy or they can't do it. It's that there's no opportunity. I want to be a symbol that anyone in the world, given an opportunity, can make it."
'Dare to hope'
Hope is the theme has guided Odede. His mission that bright afternoon in May was to light a fire for social change among his peers. He shared some of his inspiring journey: how he came from being a poor factory worker to standing before them as a Wesleyan graduate.
And he left them with his mantra: "When you dare to hope, we create more hope in the world."
Odede's scarlet cap and gown contrasted beautifully against the bright blue sky as he confidently commanded the attention of his class, and their friends, family, and faculty.
Kennedy Odede grew up in the Kibera slum in Africa, and never thought he could graduate from Wesleyan University – let alone graduate with honors.
"Please repeat after me," he said. "Today I promise ... to use my education ... to champion hope."
All 713 of his fellow undergraduates enthusiastically reiterated his charge.
When Odede was growing up, he dreamed of becoming a teacher or a doctor. His mother, he said, gently told him not to get his hopes up too high. He vividly remembered the day his mother tried to enroll him in primary school but could not afford the $10-a-year tuition.
But hope truly is what brought Kennedy to Wesleyan. He was talented and driven enough to receive a scholarship from the university with the help of a young woman who shared his passion to help others.
Shining Hope for Communities
"Nightly News" first introduced viewers to Kennedy Odede and Wesleyan grad Jessica Posner in our Making a Difference series.
Together they founded Shining Hope for Communities in the slum Odede grew up in.
"We believe that if people have hope and they have access to resources, there are so many amazing things they can do to change their realities," Posner said.
During Odede's first year at Wesleyan where he attended on a full scholarship, he and Posner were awarded a $10,000 grant to build a small school for girls in Kibera as an educational institution and a safe haven for girls. They built the school in the summer of 2009 and Posner, a 2009 graduate, has been living in Kibera heading the organization while Odede finished school.
Since its founding, the school and the organization as a whole has grown tremendously. In addition to securing nearly $1 million in grants, they built a health clinic and clean water and latrine station, and two community centers with youth and adult literacy programs -- community services that will help more than 30,000 people this year.
Love at first bus stop
Odede and Posner met in 2008 at a bus stop in Nairobi. Posner was a junior studying abroad and when she learned of Odede's community work, she was inspired to join him.
Posner fondly called it "love at first bus stop." They married on Saturday in Denver. Posner was thrilled to show us her ring and she described the ceremony as a mix of Kenyan and Jewish traditions.
They will both return to Kibera this summer to build a life together and to continue to build their organization.
"We both come from different worlds. We compliment each other," Odede explained. "And that's why we are a really, really powerful force."
A special day for the family and the community
Odede's younger sister Elizabeth Odede, his 7-year-old brother Hillary Odede, and his best friend, traveled to Wesleyan to join the graduation festivities. While young Hillary inspected our camera Elizabeth was so overcome with pride for her big brother, she could barely form words when I asked her how she felt.
Odede's mother was unable to attend commencement, but she sent him a text, congratulating him on following his dream to attend university: "It is the best day of your life as you graduate. We wish you the best and we are thinking of you. This is a really special day for the family and the community!"
Odede graduates with a degree in sociology, but he told us and his fellow graduates that the momentous day was not for him only.
"My dream is to attend a Wesleyan commencement 13 years from now and sit where our families are today to watch a graduate from the Kibera School for Girls accept a Wesleyan diploma," he said. "Proving that it does not matter where you come from, only where you want to go."


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Pick up any technical analysis trade magazine, and inevitably you will run across companies and practitioners marketing technical analysis trading systems. Like any other type of investment strategy or methodology, a popular way to determine how one system stacks up against another is by comparing annual returns. While these numbers are helpful in separating the winners from the losers, it is important to keep in mind that a multitude of factors impacts the performance of any trading system.
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Convicted sex offenders are well aware of laws requiring them to register with the authorities in many states, including West Virginia. Yet a substantial number choose to break the rules.
A compliance check of nearly 500 sex offenders in southern West Virginia a few days ago snared 18 who were not obeying the registration law, according to state and federal authorities. All 18 were arrested.
Sex offender registration laws are in place for good reasons, including the need of law enforcement agencies to keep track of sex crimes.
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Guillaume de Chassy: The Ugly and the Beautiful
Music for Troubled Times
"Before offering something very personal with my own compositions, I preferred, in the end, to do my homework, with various repertoires, taken on in a fairly personal way, with a coloring of my own, if you like. After that, I could offer my own universe, say, 'Look, here's what else I have in the shop.' As I see it, this approach is not calculated on my part; this is really the artistic path that I wanted to follow. Now I see that Piano Solo, which is not an easy record, has been well received, and perhaps that's because people have gotten to know me through the earlier records. [...]"
The "earlier records" include three albums of duets with bassist Daniel Yvinec, part of a multi-album project the two have devised. "I met Daniel for the first time at the worst gig you can imagine. It was Paris, in August, a drummer had asked us to do a truly rotten gig. I was playing electric piano. We played for two people. This was almost ten years ago. The gig was terrible, but Daniel said, let's stay in touch. He was playing electric bass at the time.
"Time passed, I was doing a lot of things, and I was contacted by a saxophonist, totally paranoid and a pathological liar, whose name I won't mention, who said, 'Guillaume, I'd like to meet you, why don't we do some rehearsals together, find a drummer and a bassist and we'll have a little rehearsal.' The rehearsal was a disaster, it didn't lead to anything. But the bassist was Daniel Yvinec, still playing the electric bass. When we were leaving the rehearsal, we said to each other that rehearsal was worthless, but we had a good time playing together.
"I met up again with Daniel in 2002. He called, he said, 'It's Daniel, I don't know if you remember me, I play the double bass'he had switched to double bass. 'I'm doing a concert at the Maison du Jazz, I'd like you to join us...' It was like love at first sight, a flash, it was super.
"We fell into the habit of working together, the two of us, informally, and he would show up here, in the afternoon or evening, and we would work together. We had sessions here almost every day, sometimes with other musiciansnotably the guitarist Frédéric Loiseau. You know him? You should check him out, he's really the French Jim Hall.
"One night, a really depressing night at the end of 2002, my wife was sick, it was cold, it was dark, there was no gig. I had dinner with Daniel, and we said, 'Okay, no one knows usno one outside a tiny professional communitythe records are not selling, etc., in sum, everything's going badly. Let's come up with a super project, a totally crazy project, ambitious, and we'll send it to some producers, and we'll see what happens.' And that's how we came up with our project, which we called 'Music for Troubled Times,' a three-album project. It caught on immediately. All of a sudden we had an offer from a label to make a first record. We accepted an offer from Juste une Trace, a tiny little label, we made a first record, entirely improvised, called Ghost of a Song. It was a bit outside the 'Troubled Times' concept. What we played was based on standards, but without playing the themes. We borrowed all the titles from Gary Larson, we both love Gary Larson. Well, people didn't really understand the record. But it nevertheless made the year's-best list for Jazz Magazine.
"So there was some interest. And then we began the series: Chansons sous les bombes, Wonderful World, and we're working on the third. And it is there that the collaboration with Daniel is really taking shape... The solo record arrives at this moment, and by chance I chose Daniel to be the recording director for the new record. He's always there in some way, never far." class="f-right s-img"> Return to Index...
Chansons sous les bombes
The first installment of "Music for Troubled Times," and the pianist's first release on Bee Jazz Records, was the critically-acclaimed 2004 album, Chansons sous les bombesor "Songs beneath the bombs." De Chassy and Yvinec, with vocalist André Minveille on a handful of cuts, adapted French chansons from the World War II era. "It's between 1932 and 1950, 1955: truly around the Second World War in France. It corresponds to the Great American Songbook: that's to say, the French singers of that era were very much inspired by American musical comedy. In France, this music is called 'Music Hall.' That's why you find rhythms, compositional forms, harmonic figures that are very close to American standards."
Particularly affecting is "Le Petit Bal Perdu," a winsome recollection of lovers in a tiny, isolated dance hall that has fallen into disrepair. "The historical version is by a French actor and singer, who became very well known in the '40s and '50s, named Bourvil. Bourvil was really a comic actor. And very, very French, very much the average Frenchman. He spoke what you would call hillbilly; really the guy from the country with his little raincoat, his little hat. This really reflects post-War France, you know? You should really listen to Bourvil's version, accompanied by a musette orchestra, with accordion. That dance style is called 'java.' The singer, André Minvielle, had never sung that song. We had never rehearsed with him; we met in the studio, and I had the lyrics for him. He knew the melody. I had just written the chordsin fact, I hadn't written the chords, I had just written the bass note that Daniel had to play. And with that, pop! On the record, it's the first take that you hear."
L:R: Guillaume de Chassy, David Linx, Daniel Yvinec
Chansons sous les bombes draws its strength from a wealth of melodic material. "Jarrett said, 'Music is melody.' In fact, that's a little dogmatic, because there are other things besides melody in music. Fortunately [laughs]! But for me, that's what comes first, in fact. That's always what I'm looking for; if I find something that has a lot of rhythm, a lot of complicated harmony, etc., I always try to make a song emerge, at one moment or another. That's why I love so much the work of Bill Evans, or why I love so much the work of Bill Carrothers, for example: they are great melodists, and they always put a simple melody on top, and behind that there is an entire marvelous harmonic universe.
"That's why I love Prokofiev, for example, who's a specialist in very, very simple melodies. I mean, he's even composed a number of hit songs. Take Romeo and Juliet; for me, there are fifteen hit songs in Romeo and Juliet! With his facility for the concertante, and behind it, surprises of color, of harmony, surprises of orchestration, rhythmic surprises, and there is always that connecting thread." class="f-right s-img"> Return to Index...


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